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AI chip firm Cerebras partners with France's Mistral, claims speed record
Cerebras Systems, an artificial intelligence chip firm backed by UAE tech conglomerate G42, said on Thursday it has partnered with France's Mistral and has helped the European AI player achieve a speed record. Mistral, a maker of open-source AI technology, is aiming to challenge fellow open-source contenders Meta Platforms and China's DeepSeek, which rocked global markets late last month with claims of cutting-edge performance at low cost. On Thursday, Mistral released an app called Le Chat that it said can respond to user questions with 1,000 words per second.
USA TODAY
Government workers sue to stop Trump from dismantling USAID
The suit says the administration's actions are costing thousands of jobs, threatening national security interests and causing a humanitarian catastrophe.
NBC News
Bondi ends FBI effort to combat foreign influence in U.S. politics
Attorney General Pam Bondi halted an FBI effort to combat secret influence campaigns by China, Russia, and other adversaries that try to sow chaos in U.S. politics.
AFP
Convicted murderer executed in Alabama using nitrogen gas
A serial rapist and murderer was put to death by nitrogen gas in Alabama on Thursday, the fourth use of the controversial execution method in the southern US state.Frazier was put to death at a prison in Atmore, Alabama, on Thursday.
AFP
Judge pauses Musk plan for mass cull of US govt workers
A judge on Thursday suspended a scheme masterminded by billionaire Elon Musk to slash the size of the US government by encouraging federal workers to quit through a mass buyout.The federal judge in Massachusetts ordered a temporary injunction on the plan's deadline -- midnight Thursday -- given by Musk for the country's more than two million government employees.
CNN
Senators grill investigators on the midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk military helicopter
Investigators trying to determine what caused last week’s deadly midair collision between a US military Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines plane near Washington, DC, briefed lawmakers Thursday on what they’ve learned after combing through data from both aircraft and air traffic control.
CNN
CDC reports gastrointestinal illness outbreak on Radiance of the Seas cruise ship
A gastrointestinal illness has broken out this week on the Radiance of the Seas cruise ship, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Associated Press
New Mexico courtroom devolves into brawl as 3 people rush defendant in homicide case
A hearing in a New Mexico courtroom devolved into chaos when three people rushed the defendant in a homicide case, setting off a brawl with flying fists and kicks. Courtroom video cameras recorded the Jan. 31 melee, which subsided as a law enforcement officer drew a stun gun and protected the defendant from further attack. A woman was also arrested on the same charges, Albuquerque TV station KRQE reported Thursday.
AFP
Israel orders army to plan to let Palestinians leave Gaza
Israel's defence minister ordered the army on Thursday to prepare for "voluntary" departures from Gaza, as President Donald Trump ruled out sending US troops to the territory."I have instructed the IDF (military) to prepare a plan to enable voluntary departure for Gaza residents," Katz said, adding they could go "to any country willing to accept them".
TODAY
EXCLUSIVE: Dad shares how fatherhood is the best work experience in tearjerker Google Super Bowl ad
You may assume it would be a nearly impossible for a commercial about technology and AI to make parents feel all the feelings ... but this one does.
CBS News
Workers wanted a raise, but got a 4-day workweek. Here's what happened.
San Juan County in Washington State didn't have the funds to give workers a raise, so they had to get creative.
NBC News
Priest attacked during church service for healing says he didn't know assailant
A Washington state priest whose assault was captured on a church livestream during a service devoted to healing said he did not know his attacker and had never seen him before.
NBC News
Trump signs an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court
President Trump signed an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court, accusing the body of improperly targeting the United States and Israel.
NBC News
After vowing to protect DOGE workers, Trump prosecutor is silent on employees targeted by 'DEI watch list'
Ed Martin, a former "stop the steal" activist, offered Elon Musk the services of his office. But he had no comment on a list targeting other government workers.
CBS News
EPA rushes to meet deadline to clear toxic debris from L.A. wildfire zones
An executive order signed by President Trump in late January called for the EPA to expedite its removal of hazardous materials from the Los Angeles area wildfire zones.
TODAY
Woman, 33, shares 5 colon cancer symptoms she dismissed: 'I was in shock'
Radwah Oda was diagnosed with colon cancer at 30. She shares five symptoms she dismissed, including narrow stools, blood in the stool, pain and fatigue.
Politico
Trump administration moves to suspend national EV charger rollout
The bid to freeze the money upends how the federal government delivers funding to states and may violate court orders issued this week.
CBS News
These egg substitutes can help in the kitchen when supplies run short
Chefs say there are some easy swaps home cooks can make as bird flu causes egg shortages at grocery stores around the country.
USA TODAY
'A monster': Demetrius Frazier executed by nitrogen gas in Alabama for woman's 1991 murder
Alabama executed Demetrius Frazier for the 1991 murder of 41-year-old Pauline Brown two days before Thanksgiving.
AFP
US Senate approves Vought as White House budget director
The US Senate on Thursday confirmed Russell Vought as director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the entity at the center of a contentious effort to freeze federal funding for aid programs.OMB subsequently issued a terse notification saying the freezing of aid order had been "rescinded," but White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced soon afterward that it remained in place -- and only the memo from the budget office was taken back.

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Trump signs an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court

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